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Perceptions Regarding mHealth for Self-Care Among Older Adults With Chronic Heart Failure, Family Caregivers and Health Care Professionals: A Qualitative Study.
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aimTo explore the perceptions of patients, family caregivers and health care professionals regarding mHealth for self-care among older adults with chronic heart failure in China.
designDescriptive qualitative study.
methodsPurposive sampling was used, and face to face semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted between March 2021 and January 2022. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim, and the data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. DATA SOURCES: Five older patients, five family caregivers and 10 health care professionals in two cardiology wards of two hospitals.
resultsFour main themes were identified: mHealth is a promising way to improve the self-care of older adults with chronic heart failure, mHealth should have multiple functions, mHealth platforms could be diverse and there are some barriers to using mHealth.
conclusionsOlder patients, family caregivers, and health care professionals expressed high expectations of mHealth. Functions include monitoring and analyzing physical indicators, communicating with health care professionals and providing health education via WeChat, applications, television and telephone. Concerns regarding the use of mHealth and shortages of human and financial resources have also been identified. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION OR PATIENT CARE: Considering the perceptions of older patients, family caregivers and health care professionals in developing and implementing mHealth-based interventions for improved patient self-care. IMPACT: This is one of the few studies to explore the perspectives of older patients, family caregivers and health care professionals regarding mHealth for self-care of chronic heart failure in China. This study emphasises the importance of considering multiple functions, the diversity of platforms, and the barriers to using mHealth when developing and implementing mHealth-based interventions. REPORTING
methodThe SRQR guidelines were followed. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: Patients, family caregivers and health care professionals were interviewed for this study.
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